This course bundle contains eleven courses in one: Introduction to Companies, Funding & the Capital Markets, Initial Public Offers, The Basics of Business Finance, Adjusted Profits, Understanding Cash Flows, Leverage & How Much is Too Much?, How to Analyze a Company, Understanding Shareholder Value, Understanding DCF Valuation, Understanding Valuation Using Multiples, and Evaluating M&A from a Financial Point of View.

12-16 Hours - Introductory Skills

Introduction to Companies, Funding & the Capital Markets

This course covers the basics of financial markets and instruments; how the capital markets work and the role of key participants; how companies access the capital markets and what it means to be a listed company.

Initial Public Offerings

This course will help you understand initial public offers (IPOs), the implications, the process, how the shares are priced and the role of advisers.

The Basics of Business Finance

This course is designed to give you a good understanding of the basics of business finance. You will learn how businesses are funded and what the money’s used for; how they make profits and generate cash; how to measure business performance; where to find the information you’ll need. You’ll see how income statements and balance sheets work and you’ll also understand key financial jargon, concepts and commonly used financial metrics.

Adjusted Profits

This course will give you a good understanding of what companies mean by “adjusted” or “underlying” profits and the advantages and pitfalls of using these numbers.

Understanding Cash Flows

In this course we cover the difference between profits and cash flows, we look at cash flow statements and we consider the impact of working capital management on cash generation.

Leverage and How Much is Too Much

This course looks at leverage (gearing). We cover what makes a company suitable for high leverage, how to measure it and we consider how much is too much, using real examples.

How to Analyze a Company

Learn how to analyze a company in just 20 minutes with a series of 6 steps that will give you a quick and easy view of how a company’s doing.

Whether you’re looking from the point of view of a supplier, a lender, an investor or a potential employee, by the end of the course you’ll be in a good position to make an assessment of how the business is performing, whether it is financially sound and what the future is likely to hold.

Understanding Shareholder Value

By the end of the course, you will have a good understanding of shareholder value, including what it means from a shareholder’s point of view; what it means from a company’s point of view; the levers a company can pull to create more value; making the link with strategic actions that drive value creation and communicating shareholder value.

Understanding DCF Valuation

Learn how companies are valued using discounted cash flow techniques. We look at the principles, the math, and a real company example.

Understanding Valuation Using Multiples

Learn how companies are valued using multiples. We cover P/E ratios, P/B, dividend yield and ratios using enterprise value.

Evaluating M&A from a Financial Point of View

This course will explain how deals are evaluated from a financial point of view.